Another undertaking in the U.K. quietly posted to the ICO’s web site without fanfare, relates to the loss of documents by a barrister, Raisa Saley. The facts of the case, as summarized in the undertaking: The Information Commissioner (the ‘Commissioner’) was informed by the data controller that she had lost a bundle of court papers…
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CA: 1200 Sutter Gould Medical Foundation patients’ records tossed into dump
Paper medical records belonging to approximately 1,200 patients who visit Sutter Gould Medical Foundation physicians in Stockton and Lodi were lost May 27. They ended up buried in a landfill. The documents – all in one box – contained patient names, addresses, diagnostic test results, provider notes and correspondence, Social Security numbers, disability forms and…
OH: Personal info found at trash bin in Warren
Matthew Steffy reports: Legal documents from a defunct law firm bearing personal information including Social Security numbers and dates of birth on thousands of documents surfaced in an open trash bin in downtown Warren this week. The documents include names, addresses, spousal and child information, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and income earnings. The…
RxAmerica and Accendo Insurance notify 175,000 Medicare beneficiaries that mailing error exposed their medication name, date of birth, and member ID
RxAmerica and Accendo Insurance Company, providers of drug benefits to eligible beneficiaries under the Medicare Part D program, issued the following statement today regarding a recent patient information issue: “RxAmerica and Accendo Insurance Company have notified Medicare Part D beneficiaries enrolled in the company’s Prescription Drug Plans that some of their personal information may have…
Arlington National Cemetery records found
UPI reports: A congressional subcommittee was told 59 boxes of records about people buried in Arlington National Cemetery turned up in an unsecured Virginia storage locker. The boxes contained the names and social security numbers of the decedents but the risk of anyone’s personal identification being compromised is low, officials said in a Washington Post…
UK: Photos and details of children from Redditch are stolen
Documents containing personal information and photos of children in north Worcestershire have been stolen. Around 40 of the passport-type documents relating to children who play for two football teams were taken from a football coach’s car in Redditch. Read more on BBC. The Redditch Advertiser also reports the theft, as does the West Mercia Police…